adj.
Pronunciation: ' sep-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin septicus, from Greek s ē ptikos, from s ē pein to putrefy
Date: 1605
1 : of, relating to, or causing putrefaction
2 : relating to, involving, caused by, or affected with sepsis < septic patients>
3 : used for sewage treatment and disposal <a septic system> also : of or relating to a septic system < septic effluents>